Regimental number 4776
School Kaniva State School, Kaniva, Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Postal assistant
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 20
Next of kin Mother, Mrs. S. Elsden, Kaniva, Victoria
Enlistment date 28 September 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details...'When he enlisted, he was a member of the staff of the Kaniva Post Office. He was a fine young athlete, a good all-round sport and a general favourite in social circles.' (details from mother)
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 167, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Posted missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
School Kaniva State School, Kaniva, Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Postal assistant
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 20
Next of kin Mother, Mrs. S. Elsden, Kaniva, Victoria
Enlistment date 28 September 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details...'When he enlisted, he was a member of the staff of the Kaniva Post Office. He was a fine young athlete, a good all-round sport and a general favourite in social circles.' (details from mother)
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 167, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Posted missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regimental number 4776
School Kaniva State School, Kaniva, Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Postal assistant
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 20
Next of kin Mother, Mrs. S. Elsden, Kaniva, Victoria
Enlistment date 28 September 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details...'When he enlisted, he was a member of the staff of the Kaniva Post Office. He was a fine young athlete, a good all-round sport and a general favourite in social circles.' (details from mother)
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 167, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Posted missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
School Kaniva State School, Kaniva, Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Postal assistant
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 20
Next of kin Mother, Mrs. S. Elsden, Kaniva, Victoria
Enlistment date 28 September 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details...'When he enlisted, he was a member of the staff of the Kaniva Post Office. He was a fine young athlete, a good all-round sport and a general favourite in social circles.' (details from mother)
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 167, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Posted missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Gravesite Details
Private, 59th Battalion, Australian Infantry, 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.
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